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Thai
Etymology
From Pali sambhāra (literally “to bring together”) or Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhāra, literally “to bring together; to collect”); perhaps via Old Khmer saṃbhāra, °saṃmbhāra (“conditions prerequisite to enlightenment, especially the accumulation of merit; collection, accumulation; provision, materials, necessaries, requisites, equipment; property, wealth; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សម្ភារ (sɑmphiə). Doublet of สัมภาระ (sǎm-paa-rá).
Pronunciation
Noun
สมภาร • (sǒm-paan)
- (Buddhism) accumulated merits or virtues, prerequisite for becoming a buddha.
- (of a monarch) (พระราช~) merit, virtue; authority, influence, domain of power, dominion, domination, jurisdiction.
- (พระราช~) a term of address to a monarch, now often employed by a priest.
- (now colloquial) abbot: ordained chief of a monastery.
Derived terms
Pronoun
สมภาร • (sǒm-paan)
- (พระราช~) a second person or third person pronoun used to address a monarch, now often employed by a priest.